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SMWS 85.78: Glen Elgin

“A real tonic” · Past release, no longer on sale
A real tonic - SMWS 85.78Sold outMay 2024
85.78

A real tonic

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age14 years
ABV57.6%
Cask1st fill ex-oloroso hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 85
DistilleryGlen Elgin
RegionSpeyside

In short · Glen Elgin (Speyside), 14 years.

“We found ourselves walking through a pine forest eating parkin and golden syrup flapjacks before we made a break and started a barbeque with Texas-style baked beans and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£85View on SMWS

SMWS 85.78 is a single cask of Glen Elgin, in the Speyside region, 14 years old, bottled at 57.6%, released in the May 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 85.x is from Glen Elgin.

How the price compares
At £85, this 14-year-old cost more than 11 of the 21 Glen Elgin bottlings aged 13–16 released 2023–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £75 to £97, with a median of £84.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Glen Elgin

At Fogwatt, just south of Elgin, Glen Elgin was built in 1898 by William Simpson and James Carle, and drinks from springs near Millbuies Loch. For decades its spirit went into White Horse, and it has been bottled as a single malt only since 1977. Worm tubs give a fruity, honeyed spirit unexpected weight and a waxy, full texture. Diageo's.

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